Larsen and Toubro Wins Power Plant Project

Larsen and Toubro has been awarded a Rs 6,500 crore order by Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. for a generator package, piping and plant automation for a 1,980-megawatt, coal-fired power plant in Uttar Pradesh in northern India.

The project is located in the Karchana district, approximately 40 kilometers from Allahabad, and will consist of three 660-megawatt units.

The project is scheduled to be fully commissioned by 2015, with the first unit to go into commercial production in 2014, according to a company statement.

The contract is Larsen and Toubro’s second order from Jaiprakash. The first was for a pair of 660-megawatt units for a power plant in Madhya Pradesh in India’s central province.